Thin Mint Pie

March 31, 2011

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always looked forward to Girl Scout Season for one simple reason: Thin Mints. Although they aren’t the most sophisticated of cookies, they remind me of my dad and his lifelong love affair with these crisp, chocolate bites of minty goodness. I remember him ordering huge quantities of cookies and shoving our freezer full of those green boxes.

When we were kids, Jared and I much preferred the peanut butter sandwich cookies and could easily polish off an entire box in one afternoon. In fact, those Do-si-dos are one of the only ways that I am able to down milk without it being poured on cereal.

As I grew older, my tastes sophisticated (hah!) and chocolate with mint has become one of my favorite ways to enjoy chocolate. So when my co-worker presented me his daughter’s Girl Scout order form, I took a cue from my dad and decided to stock pile some Thin Mints in hopes of using them as a base for a few desserts here on MBA. Yeah, I’m pretty certain that I bought more than I’ll actually incorporate into baked goods, but it’s pretty easy to write a check when it means support for a good cause. I’ve actually tried it hide the remaining cookies from myself, but that’s not working out so well… I can’t imagine why!

This pie truly couldn’t be more simple. It’s a no bake recipe, which is always a bonus when a weekday craving hits. This Thin Mint Pie recipe starts out with a Thin Mint crust which is a seriously amazing foundation for a layer of cream cheese filling that is brimming with chopped Thin Mint Cookies. Top each slice with a dollop of whipped cream a few more cookie crumbs and you’ll be well on your way to enjoying a slice of minty bliss.

Notes:

- Pie will store covered in the refrigerator for up to two days.
- If you don't have access to Thin Mints, Mint or Plain Oreos can be substituted or Keebler makes their own version, called Grasshoppers.
- Recipe adapted from Kraft.

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My goodness, this looks fantastic! As a former Girl Scout and cookie lover anything with thin mint is great with me!

Ohhh Yum. I love the fact that is is NO-BAKE! I have too many boxes of Thin Mints in my freezer right now. I made some thin mint truffles and made a video on how I feel about the Girl Scouts!!! http://tinyurl.com/4hzhsau

I’m not ashamed to say my mouth is watering now :)
Great recipe and gorgeous photos!!!!

Cookies…in PIE? Yes please!!

I’m giving up or in or whatever, I am never going to lose anymore weight. I have decided to move next door to you and just be your chief sampler, and no, I am not a stalker, just a (dessert-loving) retired teacher. So email me your address and I will let my husband know we are moving,uh, is there a house in the neighborhood up for sale??? BTW That pie looks sinfully good!

Oh. My. God. I’ve adored those thin mints my whole life and despite the sophisticasization (lol) of my own tastes I still love those things. My dad stockpiled them also! This pie looks awesome.

I was my daughter’s Girl Scout leader for several years, and after 3 years of having a living room FULL of Girl Scout cookies I swore up and down I never wanted to see another one so long as I lived. But every year now (she’s no longer a Girl Scout) I get sucked into those sweet little faces at the grocery store and buy way more Thin Mints than a girl could possibly need! Thank heavens they freeze well! Great recipe…

This looks AMAZING! My husband does not like Chocolate paired with anything, except mint, so this will be a winner all the way around! I’ll be making this for our BBQ tonight.

Also, girlie, you photo’s are FABULOUS! I dont know how you do it, but all of your pictures come out exquisite.

Just wondering what the benefits are of leaving the cookies just roughly chopped in the pie, as opposed to finely crushed. Might have to try making this both ways.
Also, if you don’t have Thin Mints, you can always use Grasshopper Cookies, they are the same thing and are available all year long!

You have absolutely no idea how happy you just made me. Anything that involves thin mints, cream cheese, AND coolwhip must be heavenly.

Oh gosh..I’m drooling! I LOVVEEE chocolate and mint! Thin mints have always been held quite close to my heart, too :)

As a Girl Scout leader we always have lots of Thin Mints around during cookie season. I have made Thin Mint brownies adding half a box of Thin Mints crushed up into a box brownie mix. Can’t wait to try this recipe!!

This looks delicious- we have a similar cookie pie, but instead of using girl scout thin mints for the crust, we use a butter cookie crust and then the topping is a layer of thin mint cream. Still, will have to try this recipe to compare- thanks for sharing!